Second Iraq war hero wounded by police at Occypy Oakland. Right wing cheers.
If anything in the last few decades has scared the right wing out of its comfort zone of pretend patriotism it is the Occupy movement. Not the first black president,…
American politics
The Price
Republicans hate Keynesianism – unless its military Keynesianism sustaining southern and gunbelt constituencies with Military industrial complex jobs that require a constant state of fear mongering and international belligerence to…
Just in time for accusations in his past of sexual harrassment, Herman Cain complains of Clarence Thomas treatment
"Life is like a 12-inch pizza. You never know what you're gonna get." The victimization of the right continues. Not missing a beat, GOP presidential contender Herman Cain whined to…
Quebecor And RLQ’s Chou-Chou, Eric Duhaime Has Hit a New Low–Enough With The Canadian Arrogant Complacency!
Yes, that would be the same Eric Duhaime, the one who begged the feds, not once, but twice, to somehow intervene in the construction scandal woes in la Belle province,…
When the Insane Slam The Insane: Santorum: “Aborted Babies” Wouldn’t Support Herman Cain, Who Would Do All to Make Abortion Illegal, But he’s just A-OK With Illegal abortions!
Oh those Crazy Rethuglicans! Gotta hand it to them, they’re nothing else, if not rip roaringly entertaining at times! It seems, they’re particularly nuttier when they fight each other in…
Newsflash. Aborted babies talk to Rick Santorum.
Santorum: I have it on good authority unborn babies think you're wrong. Cain: You're shitting me. As you know the entire junior A wrestling team sweating and grunting for the…
2011 turning out to be good year for women elected to Congress
Especially for Democratic women. It’s an under-reported story of 2011, and one that advocates of Democratic women say could be part of the story of the more feisty Democratic party…
In The World According To ‘Pro-Lifers’ It’s Best To Just Let Women Die
In some cases, horrific, gory deaths at that. Yes, boys ‘n’ girls, with every fetus fetish bill Rethuglicans, with the help of some ‘friendly’ Democrats, they pass or attempt to…
Canadian firm postpones kicking Occupy Wall Street out of park. Police beat jubilant protesters.
So it goes in OWS land. Not long after hearing that the Canadian company responsible for kicking out the protesters from Zuccotti Park had backed down, police resumed their indiscriminate…
Nice Little ‘Manifesto’ You Got There, But, I’m Going To Burst Your Little Bubble–You ARE Part of the 99%
Boys ‘n’ girls, let’s give this college senior a big hand here! No, really! They’re making it on their own without any help from anyone on very little! Or so…
Occupy Wall Street to stand ground at 7 a.m. deadline to exit Zuccotti Park in NYC
The revolution begins tomorrow. Facing the prospects of being moved out of Zuccotti Park for a cleaning of the area and the establishment of new rules that may end up…
Austerity More Important Than Justice For Victims Of Conjugal Violence in Topeka, Kansas
Is there nothing the Batshit crazy won’t stop at in the name of austerity? Here’s something that could warm the heart of Super Vic Toews. According to a report from…
A New Contributor From America And His Belated Post
Boys ‘n’ girls, I’d like to introduce a young political science and history student from the US who would like to contribute posts about American politics from time to time…
CNN on Occupy Wall Street: “Bang on the bongos, smoke weed!”
If there any doubts that CNN turned a far right with the hiring of far right blogger Erick Erickson and Breitbart flunky Dana Loesch with no progressive counterpart, take a…
Canada’s Shame
We are mute with shame here in Canada. Shame for our Professional Media. Even our beloved CBC doesn’t have the decency to cover the new American Revolution. You were there…
The Vancouver Club, Dick Cheney and pedophilia: a tale of perversion, politics and privilege
UPDATE: Anthony J. Hall, from the Comments at Let Freedom Rain: I attempt to put the whole Vancouver Club/Jack Cram/pedophilia/BC Indian title scandal in broader context in chapter 8 of…
Occupy Wall Street going mainstream?
Occupy Wall Street protests have garnered very little media attention, especially the television kind. Yes, there’s been the usual ’dirty fucking hippies’ smirking from the New York Times and the…
Compassionate conservatism XXIV: Ron Paul demonstrates his compassionate side
It always strikes me as odd when non-right wingers embrace Ron Paul, treating him like some kind of old man puppy dog. While his stand on overseas wars and drugs…